Let’s tune in to our favorite radio drama serial—All My Expansions. In today’s episode, the evil John Swofford has taken away two suitors, Syracuse and Pittsburgh, from his neighbor, John Marinatto. That leaves Marinatto in a bit of purgatory with his comrade Dan Beebe. Beebe has already lost a suitor, Texas A&M, to Mike Slive, and that western, swashbuckling, showman Larry Scott is going to rustle away the rest of Beebe’s prime cattle in Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, and Texas.
Tune in tomorrow to see if Baylor’s lawsuit against Texas A&M will have any effect on the SEC, or if it comes back to bite the Bears on the tush, leaving them out in the cold after every other conference shuns them.
We will find out if Texas Governor Rick Perry gets hit from Mitt Romney and Michelle Bachmann on his A&M to the SEC issue. On second chance, they have so much ammunition on the Gardasil issue, a higher debt to GDP ratio in Texas than in California (that Perry has more than doubled since he has been governor), and the fact that Texas has the most minimum wage jobs per capita in the US. So he can slide and continue to be just a former A&M yell leader.
Okay, political rants aside, there were some big games this past weekend. Oklahoma went on the road and held Florida State at bay for most of the night. Florida once again punished Tennessee in the Swamp. Andrew Luck went on the road to Tucson and led Stanford to an impressive win. Miami showed the nation that Ohio State will probably lose more games this season. Temple almost upset Penn State. Most of all, it is amazing to see a number of surprising 3-0 teams. In the ACC, Clemson ended Auburn’s long winning streak, and the Tigers are 3-0. North Carolina, without Butch Davis, is 3-0. In the Big East, South Florida and West Virginia are only mildly surprising 3-0 teams, while you can say the same about Illinois and Michigan in the Big Ten. Iowa State, Wyoming, Vanderbilt, and Florida International may be the four biggest surprise teams at 3-0. The Cyclones own wins over Iowa and Connecticut. The Cowboys won at Bowling Green. Vanderbilt blew Ole Miss off the field, while Florida International beat Central Florida after beating Louisville.
Here are the rankings for the 120 FBS teams this week:
|
# |
Team |
PiRate |
|
1 |
Oklahoma |
133.8 |
|
2 |
Alabama |
130.7 |
|
3 |
Stanford |
130.4 |
|
4 |
L S U |
128.7 |
|
5 |
Texas A&M |
128.4 |
|
6 |
Oregon |
125.3 |
|
7 |
Boise St. |
125.0 |
|
8 |
Oklahoma St. |
122.7 |
|
9 |
Wisconsin |
122.5 |
|
10 |
Florida St. |
121.3 |
|
11 |
Notre Dame |
120.6 |
|
12 |
Arkansas |
119.9 |
|
13 |
Florida |
119.2 |
|
14 |
S. Carolina |
116.8 |
|
15 |
Nebraska |
116.3 |
|
16 |
Miss. State |
115.9 |
|
17 |
Miami |
115.1 |
|
18 |
Va. Tech |
114.7 |
|
19 |
Arizona St. |
114.4 |
|
20 |
Utah |
114.2 |
|
21 |
Missouri |
114.0 |
|
22 |
Southern Cal |
113.0 |
|
23 |
Michigan |
112.8 |
|
24 |
Texas |
112.5 |
|
25 |
Michigan St. |
111.8 |
|
26 |
Georgia |
111.5 |
|
27 |
Clemson |
111.2 |
|
28 |
Penn State |
110.8 |
|
29 |
Washington |
110.4 |
|
30 |
California |
110.2 |
|
31 |
Auburn |
109.9 |
|
32 |
T C U |
109.1 |
|
33 |
W. Virginia |
108.9 |
|
34 |
Tennessee |
108.9 |
|
35 |
Arizona |
108.7 |
|
36 |
Illinois |
108.6 |
|
37 |
Texas Tech |
108.3 |
|
38 |
Maryland |
107.6 |
|
39 |
Baylor |
107.4 |
|
40 |
Iowa |
107.2 |
|
41 |
Cincinnati |
107.1 |
|
42 |
Pittsburgh |
106.6 |
|
43 |
N.C. State |
106.4 |
|
44 |
N. Carolina |
106.3 |
|
45 |
S. Florida |
105.3 |
|
46 |
Georgia Tech |
104.9 |
|
47 |
Oregon St. |
104.8 |
|
48 |
Washington St. |
104.5 |
|
49 |
Ohio State |
104.2 |
|
50 |
Vanderbilt |
103.9 |
|
51 |
B Y U |
103.8 |
|
52 |
Air Force |
103.6 |
|
53 |
S.D. State |
103.2 |
|
54 |
Tulsa |
102.7 |
|
55 |
Navy |
102.6 |
|
56 |
Iowa State |
102.4 |
|
57 |
U C L A |
102.2 |
|
58 |
Wake Forest |
101.8 |
|
59 |
Colorado |
101.5 |
|
60 |
Kansas St. |
100.8 |
|
61 |
Connecticut |
100.3 |
|
62 |
Northwestern |
100.1 |
|
63 |
Nevada |
99.6 |
|
64 |
Houston |
99.3 |
|
65 |
S M U |
99.1 |
|
66 |
Minnesota |
99.0 |
|
67 |
Virginia |
98.8 |
|
68 |
Duke |
98.6 |
|
69 |
Boston Coll. |
98.2 |
|
70 |
Hawaii |
97.0 |
|
71 |
Utah St. |
96.6 |
|
72 |
Purdue |
96.5 |
|
73 |
E C U |
96.4 |
|
74 |
Central Florida |
96.2 |
|
75 |
Ole Miss |
96.0 |
|
76 |
Kentucky |
95.4 |
|
77 |
Rutgers |
95.0 |
|
78 |
Southern Miss. |
94.5 |
|
79 |
Toledo |
94.0 |
|
80 |
Syracuse |
93.9 |
|
81 |
Fresno St. |
93.9 |
|
82 |
Florida Int’l |
93.8 |
|
83 |
San Jose St. |
92.8 |
|
84 |
La.Tech |
92.4 |
|
85 |
Western Michigan |
92.3 |
|
86 |
Miami (O) |
92.2 |
|
87 |
Temple |
91.9 |
|
88 |
Louisville |
91.9 |
|
89 |
Kansas |
91.1 |
|
90 |
Rice |
90.9 |
|
91 |
Ohio U |
90.8 |
|
92 |
Arkansas St. |
90.8 |
|
93 |
Colorado St. |
90.8 |
|
94 |
Northern Illinois |
90.7 |
|
95 |
Wyoming |
89.7 |
|
96 |
Army |
86.8 |
|
97 |
UL-Monroe |
85.9 |
|
98 |
Bowling Green |
85.5 |
|
99 |
Idaho |
85.4 |
|
100 |
Troy |
85.1 |
|
101 |
UNLV |
84.4 |
|
102 |
Indiana |
83.9 |
|
103 |
Tulane |
83.5 |
|
104 |
Marshall |
83.5 |
|
105 |
Central Mich. |
80.6 |
|
106 |
U A B |
80.5 |
|
107 |
U T E P |
80.1 |
|
108 |
Ball St. |
79.5 |
|
109 |
New Mexico |
79.0 |
|
110 |
New Mexico St. |
78.8 |
|
111 |
Buffalo |
76.9 |
|
112 |
UL-Lafayette |
76.6 |
|
113 |
Middle Tennessee |
76.6 |
|
114 |
Kent St. |
76.1 |
|
115 |
N. Texas |
73.1 |
|
116 |
Western Ky. |
73.1 |
|
117 |
Eastern Mich. |
72.9 |
|
118 |
Florida Atlantic |
69.1 |
|
119 |
Akron |
66.5 |
|
120 |
Memphis |
64.2 |
Here they are by conference.
|
Atlantic Coast Conference |
|||
| Atlantic Division |
|
|
|
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Florida State |
0-0 |
2-1 |
121.3 |
| Clemson |
0-0 |
3-0 |
111.2 |
| Maryland |
1-0 |
1-1 |
107.6 |
| North Carolina State |
0-1 |
2-1 |
106.4 |
| Wake Forest |
1-0 |
2-1 |
101.8 |
| Boston College |
0-1 |
0-3 |
98.2 |
| Coastal Division |
|
|
|
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Miami-FL |
0-1 |
1-1 |
115.1 |
| Virginia Tech |
0-0 |
3-0 |
114.7 |
| North Carolina |
1-0 |
3-0 |
106.3 |
| Georgia Tech |
0-0 |
3-0 |
104.9 |
| Virginia |
0-1 |
2-1 |
98.8 |
| Duke |
1-0 |
1-2 |
98.6 |
|
Big East Conference |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| West Virginia |
0-0 |
3-0 |
108.9 |
| Cincinnati |
0-0 |
2-1 |
107.1 |
| Pittsburgh |
0-0 |
2-1 |
106.6 |
| South Florida |
0-0 |
3-0 |
105.3 |
| Connecticut |
0-0 |
1-2 |
100.3 |
| Rutgers |
0-0 |
1-1 |
95.0 |
| Syracuse |
0-0 |
2-1 |
93.9 |
| Louisville |
0-0 |
2-1 |
91.9 |
|
Big Ten |
|||
| Leaders Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Wisconsin |
0-0 |
3-0 |
122.5 |
| Penn State |
0-0 |
2-1 |
110.8 |
| Illinois |
0-0 |
3-0 |
108.6 |
| Ohio State |
0-0 |
2-1 |
104.2 |
| Purdue |
0-0 |
2-1 |
96.5 |
| Indiana |
0-0 |
1-2 |
83.9 |
| Legends Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Nebraska |
0-0 |
3-0 |
116.3 |
| Michigan |
0-0 |
3-0 |
112.8 |
| Michigan State |
0-0 |
2-1 |
111.8 |
| Iowa |
0-0 |
2-1 |
107.2 |
| Northwestern |
0-0 |
2-1 |
100.1 |
| Minnesota |
0-0 |
1-2 |
99.0 |
|
Big 12 |
|||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Oklahoma |
0-0 |
2-0 |
133.8 |
| Texas A&M |
0-0 |
2-0 |
128.4 |
| Oklahoma State |
0-0 |
3-0 |
122.7 |
| Missouri |
0-0 |
2-1 |
114.0 |
| Texas |
0-0 |
3-0 |
112.5 |
| Texas Tech |
0-0 |
2-0 |
108.3 |
| Baylor |
0-0 |
2-0 |
107.4 |
| Iowa State |
0-0 |
3-0 |
102.4 |
| Kansas State |
0-0 |
2-0 |
100.8 |
| Kansas |
0-0 |
2-1 |
91.1 |
|
Conference USA |
|||
| East Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| East Carolina |
0-0 |
0-2 |
96.4 |
| Central Florida |
0-0 |
2-1 |
96.2 |
| Southern Mississippi |
0-1 |
2-1 |
94.5 |
| Marshall |
1-0 |
1-2 |
83.5 |
| U A B |
0-1 |
0-2 |
80.5 |
| Memphis |
0-0 |
1-2 |
64.2 |
| West Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Tulsa |
1-0 |
1-2 |
102.7 |
| Houston |
0-0 |
3-0 |
99.3 |
| S M U |
1-0 |
2-1 |
99.1 |
| Rice |
0-0 |
1-1 |
90.9 |
| Tulane |
1-1 |
2-1 |
83.5 |
| U T E P |
0-1 |
2-1 |
80.1 |
|
Independents |
|||
| Team |
|
Overall |
Rating |
| Notre Dame |
1-2 |
120.6 |
|
| B Y U |
1-2 |
103.8 |
|
| Navy |
2-1 |
102.6 |
|
| Army |
1-2 |
86.8 |
|
|
Mid American Conference |
|||
| East Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Miami (O) |
0-0 |
0-2 |
92.2 |
| Temple |
1-0 |
2-1 |
91.9 |
| Ohio U |
0-0 |
3-0 |
90.8 |
| Bowling Green |
0-0 |
2-1 |
85.5 |
| Buffalo |
0-1 |
1-2 |
76.9 |
| Kent St. |
0-0 |
0-3 |
76.1 |
| Akron |
0-1 |
0-3 |
66.5 |
| West Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Toledo |
0-0 |
1-2 |
94.0 |
| Western Michigan |
1-0 |
2-1 |
92.3 |
| Northern Illinois |
0-0 |
1-2 |
90.7 |
| Central Michigan |
0-1 |
1-2 |
80.6 |
| Ball State |
1-0 |
2-1 |
79.5 |
| Eastern Michigan |
0-0 |
2-1 |
72.9 |
|
Mountain West Conference |
|||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Boise State |
0-0 |
2-0 |
125.0 |
| T C U |
1-0 |
2-1 |
109.1 |
| Air Force |
0-1 |
1-1 |
103.6 |
| San Diego State |
0-0 |
3-0 |
103.2 |
| Colorado State |
1-0 |
2-1 |
90.8 |
| Wyoming |
0-0 |
3-0 |
89.7 |
| UNLV |
0-0 |
1-2 |
84.4 |
| New Mexico |
0-1 |
0-3 |
79.0 |
|
Pac-12 Conference |
|||
| North Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Stanford |
1-0 |
3-0 |
130.4 |
| Oregon |
0-0 |
2-1 |
125.3 |
| Washington |
0-0 |
2-1 |
110.4 |
| California |
0-0 |
3-0 |
110.2 |
| Oregon State |
0-0 |
0-2 |
104.8 |
| Washington State |
0-0 |
2-1 |
104.5 |
| South Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Arizona State |
0-0 |
2-1 |
114.4 |
| Utah |
0-1 |
2-1 |
114.2 |
| Southern Cal |
1-0 |
3-0 |
113.0 |
| Arizona |
0-0 |
1-2 |
108.7 |
| U C L A |
0-0 |
1-2 |
102.2 |
| Colorado |
0-0 |
1-2 |
101.5 |
|
Southeastern Conference |
|||
| East Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Florida |
1-0 |
3-0 |
119.2 |
| South Carolina |
1-0 |
3-0 |
116.8 |
| Georgia |
0-1 |
1-2 |
111.5 |
| Tennessee |
0-1 |
2-1 |
108.9 |
| Vanderbilt |
1-0 |
3-0 |
103.9 |
| Kentucky |
0-0 |
2-1 |
95.4 |
| West Division | |||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Alabama |
0-0 |
3-0 |
130.7 |
| L S U |
1-0 |
3-0 |
128.7 |
| Arkansas |
0-0 |
3-0 |
119.9 |
| Mississippi State |
0-2 |
1-2 |
115.9 |
| Auburn |
1-0 |
2-1 |
109.9 |
| Ole Miss |
0-1 |
1-2 |
96.0 |
|
Sunbelt Conference |
|||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Florida International |
1-0 |
3-0 |
93.8 |
| Arkansas State |
0-0 |
1-2 |
90.8 |
| Louisiana-Monroe |
0-0 |
1-2 |
85.9 |
| Troy |
0-0 |
0-2 |
85.1 |
| U.of Louisiana |
0-0 |
2-1 |
76.6 |
| Middle Tennessee |
0-0 |
0-2 |
76.6 |
| North Texas |
0-1 |
0-3 |
73.1 |
| Western Kentucky |
0-0 |
0-3 |
73.1 |
| Florida Atlantic |
0-0 |
0-2 |
69.1 |
|
Western Athletic Conference |
|||
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Rating |
| Nevada |
1-0 |
1-1 |
99.6 |
| Hawaii |
0-0 |
1-2 |
97.0 |
| Utah State |
0-0 |
1-1 |
96.6 |
| Fresno State |
0-0 |
1-2 |
93.9 |
| San Jose State |
0-1 |
0-3 |
92.8 |
| Louisiana Tech |
0-0 |
1-2 |
92.4 |
| Idaho |
0-0 |
1-2 |
85.4 |
| New Mexico State |
0-0 |
1-2 |
78.8 |
And, here are the PiRate Rating Spreads for this week with the opening lines.
|
This Week’s Games–PiRate Ratings |
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|
|
|
|
||
| Thursday, September 22 |
PiRate Spread |
|
|
|
| Favorite | Underdog |
Score |
Line |
|
| CINCINNATI | North Carolina St. |
3.7 |
27-23 |
NL |
|
|
|
|
||
| Friday, September 23 |
PiRate Spread |
|
|
|
| Favorite | Underdog |
Score |
Line |
|
| B Y U | Central Florida |
11.6 |
24-12 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||
| Saturday, September 24 |
PiRate Spread |
|
|
|
| Favorite | Underdog |
Score |
Line |
|
| OHIO ST. | Colorado |
6.7 |
27-20 |
16 1/2 |
| DUKE | Tulane |
18.1 |
35-17 |
10 |
| SYRACUSE | Toledo |
2.9 |
24-21 |
3 1/2 |
| EAST CAROLINA | U a b |
18.9 |
35-16 |
NL |
| SOUTH FLORIDA | U t e p |
28.7 |
42-13 |
26 |
| ILLINOIS | Western Michigan |
20.3 |
30-10 |
15 1/2 |
| RUTGERS | Ohio U |
8.2 |
31-23 |
17 1/2 |
| PENN ST. | Eastern Michigan |
41.9 |
48-6 |
30 |
| MIAMI (FL) | Kansas St. |
18.3 |
28-10 |
11 1/2 |
| S m u | MEMPHIS |
32.4 |
52-20 |
21 1/2 |
| MARYLAND | Temple |
18.7 |
39-20 |
10 |
| MICHIGAN ST. | Central Michigan |
33.7 |
44-10 |
23 |
| Georgia | OLE MISS |
12.0 |
29-17 |
6 1/2 |
| MIAMI (O) | Bowling Green |
9.2 |
28-19 |
7 |
| Army | BALL ST. |
4.3 |
24-21 |
5 1/2 |
| Virginia Tech | MARSHALL |
28.2 |
42-14 |
20 |
| ALABAMA | Arkansas |
14.8 |
35-20 |
12 1/2 |
| WASHINGTON | California |
3.2 |
31-28 |
1 |
| L s u | WEST VIRGINIA |
16.3 |
30-14 |
6 |
| MICHIGAN | San Diego St. |
13.6 |
35-21 |
9 1/2 |
| GEORGIA TECH | North Carolina |
1.6 |
28-26 |
4 1/2 |
| Florida | KENTUCKY |
20.8 |
31-10 |
11 |
| Notre Dame | PITTSBURGH |
11.0 |
35-24 |
3 1/2 |
| Florida St. | CLEMSON |
6.6 |
31-24 |
3 |
| SAN JOSE ST. | New Mexico St. |
16.5 |
27-10 |
NL |
| Fresno St. | IDAHO |
5.5 |
28-22 |
7 |
| Connecticut | BUFFALO |
20.9 |
31-10 |
12 1/2 |
| OREGON ST. | U c l a |
6.1 |
30-24 |
1 1/2 |
| TEXAS TECH | Nevada |
12.2 |
35-23 |
15 1/2 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | Vanderbilt |
16.4 |
33-17 |
18 1/2 |
| MISSISSIPPI ST. | Louisiana Tech |
27.0 |
48-21 |
18 |
| BAYLOR | Rice |
19.5 |
41-21 |
19 1/2 |
| VIRGINIA | Southern Miss. |
7.8 |
28-20 |
1 1/2 |
| TEXAS A&M | Oklahoma St. |
9.2 |
45-36 |
3 |
| Nebraska | WYOMING |
23.6 |
44-20 |
25 1/2 |
| OKLAHOMA | Missouri |
23.3 |
37-14 |
19 1/2 |
| UTAH ST. | Colorado St. |
8.3 |
28-20 |
7 1/2 |
| BOISE ST. | Tulsa |
25.8 |
50-24 |
27 |
| Oregon | ARIZONA |
13.1 |
38-25 |
16 |
| ARIZONA ST. | Southern Cal |
4.9 |
21-16 |
1 1/2 |
| AUBURN | Florida Atlantic |
44.8 |
59-14 |
31 1/2 |
| IOWA | Louisiana-Monroe |
25.3 |
35-10 |
21 1/2 |
| TROY | Middle Tennessee |
11.5 |
28-16 |
9 |
| Indiana | NORTH TEXAS |
7.8 |
35-37 |
6 1/2 |
| FLORIDA INT’L | Louisiana-Lafayette |
20.2 |
34-14 |
19 |
The Pi-Rate Ratings 